The short answer is: no! Sports psychology coaching can help athletes of all level improve their performance. Some parents and coaches think that sports psychology is only for professional or elite athletes, when in fact, all athletes can benefit from improving their mental game via sports psychology coaching. At Peak Performance Sports, we work with … Sport Psychology Article>>
Gaining Life Skills From Sports Psychology Parents of athletes who have joined a sports psychology program often report that their son or daughter has learned valuable mental skills beyond the athletic field. They say their kids not only improved confidence and focusing skills for sports, but also were able to apply these same skills to … Sport Psychology Article>>
How Long Does Mental Training Take? One of the top questions we receive about our sports psychology coaching programs is: how long will it take to improve my mental game? As stated in other articles here at Sports Psychology Coach, we do not have quick fixes when it comes to improving your mental toughness for … Sport Psychology Article>>
I recently had a discussion with a sports parent who was interested in our mental training program for his son. He asked a question, one that we get frequently from parents and athletes, about our “success rate” with our mental game coaching or sport psychology coaching programs for athletes. I explained to this parent that … Sport Psychology Article>>
Introducing Sports Psychology to Young Athletes Many sports parents want their kids to participate in a sport psychology coaching program. At Peak Performance Sports, we help parents find out if their kids are good candidates for a mental training program and can benefit from it. In this article, I’ll assume that your athletes are not … Sport Psychology Article>>
Social Approval in Sports If you perform well in practice, but in competition feel like a different person, this says that you can benefit from sports psychology coaching. The inability to take your practice game to competition is a sign that you are not feeling confident or comfortable in competition. From my perspective, you have … Sport Psychology Article>>